LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

coeptus

coeptus m (genitive coeptūs)
Classical[ˈkoe̯p.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinebeginning, undertaking, enterprise
    See also: coeptum

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoeptuscoeptūs
genitivecoeptūscoeptuum
dativecoeptuīcoeptibus
accusativecoeptumcoeptūs
ablativecoeptūcoeptibus
vocativecoeptuscoeptūs

coeptus, a, um, Part., from coepio.
coeptus, ūs, m. coepio,
I. a beginning, undertaking (perh. only in the foll. exs.): primos suos quasi coeptus appetendi fuisse, ut, etc., * Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41 Madv (cf.: coeptat appetere, id. ib. 5, 9, 24): dignas insumite mentes Coeptibus, * Stat. Th. 12, 644.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin coeptus From coepī + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does coeptus mean in Latin?
coeptus, a noun, means “beginning, undertaking, enterprise”.
What is the genitive of coeptus?
The genitive singular is coeptūs. coeptus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce coeptus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkoe̯p.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛp.tus].